Thermometer package



Sept. 28, 1948.

FEAA/K 0. V. 6759659541. MlEA/f/A/E MERGESELL QZM4M THERMOMETER PACKAGEFiled Oct. 9, 1947 V. HIERGESELL ET AL ATTORIIE/J Patented sp 1948UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Valentine Hiergesell and Frank 0. V.Hiergesell, Springfield Township, Montgomery County, Pa. 1

1 Claim. (01. 20665) This invention relates to an improved package forthermometers or similar elongated fragile articles. Y

Heretofore because of the fragile character" of unmounted thermometersit has been customary to package same in long tubes or fingers offiannel or felt which were then positioned in stiff tubes of cardboardor the like, a mode of packaging involving substantial expense in thematerials and preliminary manufacture of the fabric fingers and tubes,as well as the time required to position the thermometers in thecontainers.

The object of the present invention is to provide an improved andsimplified structure by means of which several thermometers or similarfragile objects can be safely and efficiently packaged with a minimum ofexpense both in materials and time and which will provide an effectiveand improved display container for said objects in addition to assuringtheir safe handling.

The invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement andcombinations of parts hereinafter more particularly described andclaimed.

One sheet of drawings accompanies this specification as part thereof, inwhich like reference characters indicate likeparts throughout.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved package;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the improved package partly opened;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the filler strip with thermometersassociated therewith removed from the container;

Figure 4 is a longitudinal cross section through the filled package withfull length thermometers therein;

Figure 5 is a transverse cross section through a filled carton, and

Figurefi is a longitudinal cross section similar to Figure 4, butshowing shorter thermometers packed therein.

As herein illustrated the improved package is shown adapted toaccommodate three thermometers although it will be understood that anydesired number of thermometers can be readily accommodated in conformitywith the principles of the present invention and as may be desired.

An elongated tubular cardboard carton is provided of conventionalconstruction, herein illustrated as being of elongated rectangularcrosssection and having similar end flaps 2-4 and 3 by means of whichthe ends can be closed.

Within this elongated carton I, a filler is posi- 'tioned comprising anelongated strip of corrugated cardboard 6, also of conventionalconstruction and a flat back strip [6 of the same width and length asthe corrugated strip and glued to the peaks of the corrugations of oneside of said strip, whereby the corrugated strip is maintained in fixedrelationship with respect to the back strip. The filler is of such widththat its'side edges will snugly engage the interior surfaces of the sidewalls of the carton l and of a length substantially greater than that ofthe carton.

The corrugations of the strip 6 run lengthwise thereof and the filler isfolded transversely of itself at 8, with the flat side outermost,defining a long panel 9', which extends the full length of the cartonwith its flat side against the back thereof and a short panel 9 with itsfiat side against the front of the carton, so that the panel 9'Wi1loverlie a substantial portion of the longer panel with the peaks of theconfronting corrugations in alignment and contacting one another in thelongitudial medial plane intersecting the narrow sides of the carton, asshown in Figure 5, said corrugations defining cells for receiving snuglyembrace the thermometers.

the thermometers l0, and the walls of which cells The superposedportions of the filler constitute a system of diagonal bracing for thecarton, contacting all four lateral walls thereof.

As herein illustrated the carton is provided with a cutout window 4adjacent one end which may be protected by a sheet of transparentmaterial 5, as is customary in the formation of such package windows.Where such a w ndow is used the bent over and shorter portion 9 of thefiller is of a length so that its end will clear the window when thefiller and its associated thermometers are fully inserted in the cartoni whereby the port on of the thermometers under the window will bevisible. It will be apparent that by the structure thus described thethermometers will be supported throughout their entire length by thelonger panel of the filler 6, and will be further supported through asubstantial panel of their length by the shorter portion of the filler,the two overlapped portions of the filler functioning to frictionallyengage and support each thermometer in spaced relationship to the otherthermometers and to all of the walls of the container l and resistingdeformation of the carton. V

Preferably the filler is made of sufficient length so that the longerpanel after the transverse folding will be slightly longer than thethermometers so that the free end ll thereof can be folded over the endsof the enclosed thermometers forming a flap substantially congruent withthe crosssectional area of the carton, as shown in Figure 4 and 6, whichcushion the ends of the thermometers and at the same time maintainingthe rectangular shape of the upper end portion of the carton.

A short piece I8 of the filler may be bent upon itself transversely andused as an end filler, as

illustrated in Figure 6, Where the container'is used, as is convenientlymay be used, to package shorter thermometers.

Having thus described the invention, whatvvis claimed is: i

Carton package for thermometers and the like comprising a tubular cartonof elongated rectangular cross-section, having a relatively broad frontand back and relatively narrow sides and having end closures of the tuckflap type and a window in the front adjacent the upper end of saidcarton, a filler within said carton comprising a strip corrugatedlongitudinally, of such width asto snugly fit between the narrow sidesof said carton, and a flat strip vcongruent with the corrugated stripglued to the vpeaks of the gruentwithzthe cross-sectional area of saidcar- .ton, thepeaks of the confronting corrugations of said panelsmeeting in the longitudinal medial gplane intersecting the sides of saidcarton, said confronting corrugations defining cells of a size tosnuglyembrace the thermometers, and defining a system of diagonalbracing thrusting Num againsttall foiu pf the lateral walls of saidcarton.

Y VALENTINE HIERGESELL. V FRANK O. V. HIERGESELL.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the :"filB,of; thisipatent:

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